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Title: earth science
Description: Vocabulary words from chapters 1-3 in the Heath Earth Science book.
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Author: amy_scibelli13
Created: 2002-08-02
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    • Question
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    • Side 3
    • Astronomy
    • the study of the the universe
    • Protoplanet
    • hypothetical whirling gaseous masses within a giant cloud of gas and dust rotating around the sun
    • Geology
    • the study of the earth's surface and interior
    • Photosynthesis
    • the process by which green plants manufacture sugars and starches from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of sunlight
    • Outer Core
    • surrounds the inner core and is made of liquid iron and nickel
    • Mantle
    • this is a thick layer os heavy rocks rich in compounds of iron, magnesium, and silicon that reaches almost to earth's surface
    • Inner Core
    • the center of the earth and it is made of solid iron and nickel
    • Protoplanet Hypothesis
    • a great cloud of gas and dust was gradually transformed into the planets and natural satellites that make up the solar system
    • Hypothesis
    • an informed guess that tries to explain how or why an event occurs
    • Crust
    • outer layer of earth that covers earth's mantle
    • Oceanography
    • the study of the oceans
    • Meteorology
    • the study of the earth's atmosphere